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Snowden triggers flood of Crapware [was: Gruveo, more secure skype?]
Very fair point; accepted!
On 24 July 2014 13:55:18 GMT+01:00, rysiek <[email protected]> wrote:
>Dnia czwartek, 24 lipca 2014 13:01:57 Cathal pisze:
>> Why nott "Windows or MacOS" while we're being explicit?
>
>I think stef's rules are really quite good as rules of thumb. I don't
>think
>putting "Windows or MacOS" rule there would improve them in any way.
>
>At the same time I find that the "runs on smartphones" rule actually
>does
>improve them, simply because "runs on smartphone" is a buzzword. It's
>oft-used
>today as a marketing ploy, and when I see it my "snakeoil sense" is
>actually
>tingling.
>
>I don't get that tingling sensation with "runs on Windows and MacOS"
>usually,
>because that's usually just a statement of fact, not a marketing
>bulletpoint
>that can be used as a leverage with masses today.
>
>--
>Pozdr
>rysiek
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